قَد أَمَّنَ اللَهُ مِن خَوفٍ وِمِن عَدَمٍ

مَن كانَ مَعنٌ لَهُ جاراً مِنَ الزَمَنِ

God has granted security from fear and want

To him who had the vicissitudes of time as a neighbor

مَعنُ بنُ زائِدَةَ الموفي بِذِمَّتِهِ

وَالمُشتَري المَجدَ بِالغالي مِنَ الثَمَنِ

Ma'n the son of Zaida, faithful to his word

And the buyer of glory at a dear price

يَرى العَطايا الَّتي تَبقى مَحامِدُها

غُنماً إِذا عَدَّها المُعطي مِنَ الغَبَنِ

Sees the gifts whose praises endure

As gain when the giver counts them as loss

بَني لِشَيبانَ مَجداً لازَوالَ لَهُ

حَتّى تَزولُ ذُرى الأَركانِ مِن حَضَنِ

He built for the Shiban an imperishable glory

Until the atoms of the pillars pass away from the bosom of time